REUNITY RESOURCES

FARM & FOOD ACCESS REUNITY RESOURCES FARM CONTINUES TO CONNECT COMMUNITY, FOOD, AND SUSTAINABILITY IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. IN 2024, OUR FARM STAND AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS EXPANDED EQUITABLE ACCESS TO FRESH, HEALTHY FOOD FOR NEIGHBORS FACING FOOD INSECURITY. WE SUPPORTED FOOD ACCESS AND NUTRITION PROGRAMS INCLUDING SNAP, DOUBLE UP FOOD BUCKS, WIC, FRESHRX, AND SENIOR NUTRITION.OUR COMMUNITY FRIDGE AND PANTRY CONTINUED OPERATING 24/7 WITH NO-QUESTIONS-ASKED ACCESS. IT REMAINED A VITAL RESOURCE FOR THOSE IN NEED, DISTRIBUTING MORE THAN 850 MEALS A MONTH IN FARM PRODUCE AND PANTRY STAPLES, WITH HUNDREDS MORE MEALS PROVIDED THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN ITS TAKE-WHAT-YOU-NEED, LEAVE-WHAT-YOU-CAN OPERATION.THROUGH OUR FARM STAND AND FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMS, WE DISTRIBUTED OVER 6,400 MEALS FEATURING FARM-FRESH PRODUCE AND DONATED 7,500 IN FARM CARDS TO FAMILIES IN NEED. MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND POUNDS OF FARM-GROWN PRODUCE WAS PROVIDED TO SUPPORT LOCAL HUNGER RELIEF AND NUTRITION EFFORTS. WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH SFPS ADELANTE, THE SANTA FE INDIGENOUS CENTER, MANY MOTHERS, AND OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE FRESH, LOCAL FOOD REACHES THOSE WHO NEED IT MOST.REUNITY ALSO SUPPORTS A NETWORK OF MORE THAN 15 OTHER AREA FARMS AND FARMERS BY SHARING GREENHOUSE SPACE, TOOLS, COLD STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE. WE PURCHASE THEIR PRODUCTS FOR SALE IN OUR FARM STAND OR FOR INCLUSION IN DONATED FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS, STRENGTHENING THE REGIONAL FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH SHARED RESOURCES AND COLLABORATION. EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION IS A CORE PILLAR OF OUR MISSION, AND 2024 SAW STRONG GROWTH IN OUR PROGRAMS. WE SERVED OVER 1,500 STUDENTS ACROSS 34 CLASSROOMS, FROM PRESCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE, THROUGH FARM-BASED LEARNING, FIELD TRIPS, AND SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS.FARM CAMP CONTINUED TO FLOURISH, SERVING MORE THAN 500 CHILDRENTHE LARGEST NUMBER SINCE THE PROGRAM BEGAN IN 2021. OVER 50 PERCENT OF CAMPERS RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS TO ATTEND. CAMP PROVIDED ESSENTIAL SUMMER CHILDCARE FOR WORKING FAMILIES WHILE NURTURING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS AND CONNECTION TO FOOD AND LAND.OUR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM REMAINED ROBUST, WITH WEEDING WEDNESDAYS AND SEEDING SATURDAYS FOSTERING COMMUNITY THROUGH SHARED WORK AND REGENERATIVE PRACTICES. GROUPS SUCH AS THE ROTARY CLUB, LOCAL MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL SERVICE-LEARNING CLASSES, AND SCOUT TROOPS JOINED IN HANDS-ON FARM PROJECTS.WE ALSO HOSTED FREE PUBLIC CONCERTS, HERITAGE-BASED STORYTELLING EVENTS, AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS, WELCOMING MORE THAN 3,500 ATTENDEES. TWO PAY-AS-ABLE FARM DINNERS FEATURING FRESH-HARVESTED VEGETABLES BROUGHT NEIGHBORS TOGETHER TO SHARE FOOD AND CONNECTION ON THE LAND. COMPOSTING & WASTE DIVERSION COMPOSTING, WASTE DIVERSION, AND BIOFUEL PROGRAMS REMAIN CENTRAL TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE IMPACT. IN 2024, REUNITY DIVERTED OVER 1.5 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD WASTE FROM LOCAL LANDFILLS, WITH A TOTAL OF MORE THAN 4 MILLION POUNDS OF ORGANIC MATERIAL PROCESSED ACROSS ALL COMPOST AND SOIL-AMENDMENT PROGRAMS.WE COLLECTED OVER 49,184 GALLONS OF USED COOKING OIL FOR CONVERSION INTO BIODIESEL THROUGH OUR BIOFUEL COLLECTIVE. OUR NETWORK EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE THAN 23 SANTA FE PUBLIC SCHOOLS (AND SEVERAL PRIVATE SCHOOLS) AS WELL AS 121 RESTAURANT AND BUSINESS PARTNERS IN SANTA FE AND ALBUQUERQUE PARTICIPATING IN COMPOST AND BIOFUEL PROGRAMS.OUR RESIDENTIAL DOORSTEP COMPOST PROGRAM PROVIDED ACCESSIBLE FOOD-WASTE COMPOSTING TO OVER 600 HOUSEHOLDS IN 2024. HEALTHY SOILS & LAND RESTORATION AS A CONTRACTOR FOR SANTA FE COUNTY, WE INSTALLED 33 BACKYARD COMPOST SYSTEMS ACROSS THE COUNTY, TEACHING PARTICIPANTS TO COMPOST EFFECTIVELY IN THE HIGH DESERT. IN COLLABORATION WITH THE QUIVIRA COALITION, WE INSTALLED FOUR AERATED STATIC-PILE COMPOSTING SYSTEMS ON RURAL FARMS AND RANCHES, TRAINING PRODUCERS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ON-SITE FOOD AND GREEN-WASTE DIVERSION.THE COMPOST WE PRODUCED IN 2024 WAS ENOUGH TO COVER 35 ACRES OF LAND WITH ONE INCH OF COMPOST, IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH, WATER RETENTION, AND CARBON SEQUESTRATION. WE CONTINUED A RESEARCH PROJECT ON ONE ACRE OF DESERTIFIED COUNTY LAND ADJACENT TO OUR FARM, TESTING COMPOST APPLICATIONS FOR SOIL RESTORATION AND GROWING DESERT-TOLERANT SEEDS TO COMPARE RESULTS (ACOMA BEANS, GIFTED FROM THE PUEBLO FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PROJECT).WE ALSO SUPPORTED 14 LOCAL SCHOOL GARDENS WITH COMPOST AND SOIL AMENDMENTS TO STRENGTHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN HEALTHY SOIL AND HEALTHY FOOD IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS. CAPACITY & IMPACT GROWTH REUNITY CONTINUED TO GROW ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE SANTA FE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL, COLLABORATION WITH COUNTY AND STATE PARTNERS TO EXPAND FOOD AND COMPOSTING PROGRAMS, AND LEADERSHIP IN REGIONAL COMPOST EDUCATION.IN 2024, WE BUILT ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY THROUGH A SITE + STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH STAFF, VOLUNTEERS, NEIGHBORS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO DEVELOP A TEN-YEAR STRATEGIC SITE PLAN WITH MASS DESIGN, CHARTING A SUSTAINABLE PATH FORWARD FOR OUR FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS. THIS PLAN EMPHASIZES BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND FINANCIAL CAPACITY NEEDED TO SUSTAIN OUR EXPANDING IMPACT THROUGH BOTH EARNED INCOME AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT.REUNITY WAS HONORED TO BE NAMED A COMMUNITY ALL-STAR BY THE SANTA FE FARMERS MARKET INSTITUTE AND WAS VOTED BEST NONPROFIT FOR THE ENVIRONMENT BY READERS OF THE SANTA FE REPORTER.